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Saturday, April 17, 1909
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The Headlines
STEAMER SUICIDES AGREED TO DIE?; Conclusion Drawn from Similar Marks on the Revolvers That Both Used. TWO WOMEN SOUGHT HERE Similarity of Initials with the Persons in an Odd Alienation Suit Starts Inquiries for Them.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- J. P. Morgan (1837)
- Thornton Wilder (1897)
- Pedro de Valdivia (1497)
- Alain Poher (1909)
- Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Toaster, Silencer for Guns & Instant Coffee.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
42,783 days ago
(117 years, 78 days)